11 Articles

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Is All Fair in Love, War, and Journalism?
(4 comments) Whether to take and then to publish photographs of injured, dead, and dying American Servicemen and women remains a deeply troubling and hotly debated issue. The most recent incident involved the Associated Press's decision to release, against the wishes of his family, a photo by Julie Jacobson showing a mortally wounded Marine, Lance Corporal Joshua M. Bernard, being administered to by his comrades.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Fratricide at Camp Liberty
Dr. Bica Discusses the tragic killings at Camp Liberty in Iraq.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Deadly Games
It is clear that the military has realized the value and effectiveness of video games in enticing young men and women to enlist. In this article, using the Army Experience Center as an example,Dr.Bica argues that a moral society and concerned citizenry should not stand idly by while its children are being manipulated into making choices they may not otherwise have made, choices that will affect them for the rest of their lives

Thursday, April 2, 2009
Deconstructing President Obama's New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
(6 comments) In this article Dr. Bica clarifies President Obama's strategy for war and escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Warrior to Warrior: Welcome Home
(4 comments) A rather grim but realistic "welcome home" and call to action from a former Marine officer who served in Vietnam to members of the military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Friday, May 23, 2008
On This Memorial Day
(2 comments) Camillo "Mac" Bica argues that Memorial Day is not about parades, air shows that celebrate the instruments of war, picnics, or sales at the mall. Rather, he challenges his fellow veterans, at least those who know war, to use this day to remind all Americans of the tragedy, futility, and waste of war.

Friday, March 7, 2008
Deconstructing Winter Soldier
(1 comments) In this article, Dr. Bica argues against any misconception regarding the upcoming Winter Soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan hearings.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Nature of War
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Beyond PTSD, Part Three The Moral Casualties of War: War Crazy
(2 comments) In this installment of Beyond PTSD, in the hope of providing a more complete picture of the psychological, emotional, and moral impact of war, Professor Bica offers, not theoretical analysis, but personal observations regarding the aftermath of war. In doing so, he will ask the reader not to think so much as to feel.

Sunday, May 27, 2007
To My Fellow Veterans on Memorial Day
(1 comments) Memorial Day is for most the traditional beginning of the summer season. It is, as well, a wonderful opportunity to purchase that much needed lawnmower or television set during the many Memorial Day sales down at the mall. With our eagerness to put the drudgery of the winter season behind us, we often forget what Memorial Day is truly about.

Friday, May 18, 2007
Had We Learned the Lessons of the Vietnam War . . .